Mt. Everest Hope

You know I haven’t seen the recently-released movie about this peak, Lord.  It’s just where You took me this morning, as I basked in Your Presence. You took me to Mt. Everest Hope.  The opposite of the ocean depth despair I once felt. At the time, I didn’t realize Your love was deeper still.  I

Clear and Present Passion!

It was thrilling and terrifying… all at once. The river, just inches deep yesterday, had suddenly swelled to a raging torrent.  Waterfalls flattened as the water rose to fill the troughs.  The river jumped its banks and swirled at the road’s edge… gouging out asphalt as if it were sand. Our river.  The gentle, scenic

Symphony in Two Movements

We were in a coffee shop this morning.  I had gone there to meet a dear sister-in-Christ. We had both gone there to meet You, Lord. We hadn’t seen each other in many weeks.  This seemed to be our last opportunity to do so for quite some time to come. There was no music at the

Twenty-Something

What a blessing it is, Lord, to be rekindling relationships long-ago ignited! Relationships that burned brightly for a seaon… until they became embers.  Embers that were later scattered by the four winds to all parts of the country and beyond. Forty years later, You have brought the embers together again… and a New Fire has been

Stranded?!

It’s beautiful, Lord. An old house, nestled on a lush green acre of land… with a privacy fence in the yard full of trees and Ivy.   In the heart of the city… But it seems like we’re out in the boonies. The perfect place for our Second Annual college suitemate reunion! Only one drawback.

Regretting The Unexpected!

Last night, I was relishing The Unexpected… because You, Lord, had done it! And I was overjoyed! Tonight, I was regretting The Unexpected… because my loved one had done it. And I was afraid. Is that a sure “ticket” onto the Train of Worry, Lord?  When someone we love does something unexpected?  Like not being

Relishing The Unexpected!

“Relish” is the right word… isn’t it, Lord?  In one sense, a relish is something we put on food to add flavor.  In another sense, relish means to enjoy greatly. Both meanings fit You, Lord… like a glove!!! “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”  (Psalm 34:8) “Command those who are rich in this

Divinely Appointed Fashion Fiasco!

She had on the exact same dress I was wearing! Well… not the exact one.  You know what I mean, Lord!   🙂 I noticed it the moment I entered the hotel lobby.  I was attending an event 33 miles from home with about 50 other women.  She was one of them, although I had

Bench-Pressing Your Word

Oh, Lord… Sometimes we sit in sweet silence together.  Times of simply enjoying Your Presence and trusting in Your Power to flatten every “giant” I face. “Be still and know that I am God.”  (Psalm 46:10a) Sometimes, You speak so clearly I can almost hear Your Voice with my ears… not just my spirit. Like yesterday,

Seek and You WILL Find!

Joe Walcott, a welterweight champion in 1901, first coined the phrase “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”  In 1902, another American prizefighter, Bob Fitzsimmons, popularized the expression before he fought Jim Jeffries. I guess it’s a fitting expression for me.  Except that I do my real “fighting” on my knees. As a Prayer Warrior.